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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: J Int Assoc Physicians AIDS Care (Chic). 2010 Jul–Aug;9(4):218–226. doi: 10.1177/1545109710371133

Table 3.

Patient Characteristics and CES-D Cutoffs for ART-Experienced and -Naive Patients, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Nigeria

52 (13%) Participants
With CES-D >16
25 (6%) Participants
With CES-D >21
Characteristics N (%) Unadjusted OR
(95% CI, P Value)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI, P Value)
N (%) Unadjusted OR
(95% CI, P Value)
Adjusted OR
(95% CI, P Value)
Gender
 Male 13 (25) 0.68 (0.35-1.33, P = .26) 6 (24) 0.66 (0.26-1.69, P = .39)
 Female 39 (75) Ref 19 (76) Ref
Age (years)
 18-29 years 14 (27) Ref 7 (28) Ref
 30-39 years 28 (54) 1.11 (0.56-2.22, P = .47) 13 (52) 1.02 (0.39-2.64, P = .76)
 ≥40 10 (19) 0.80 (0.34-1.90, P = .46) 5 (20) 0.81 (0.25-2.64, P = .67)
Educational level
 Secondary and below 4′0 (82) 2.18 (1.02-4.66, P = .04) 2.27 (.98-5.23, P = .05) 18 (78) 1.67 (0.6-4.6, P = .32) 2.08 (0.64-6.79, P = .22)
 Postsecondary 9 (18) Ref 5 (22) Ref
Marital status
 Currently married 24 (47) 0.6 (0.33-1.1, P = .09) 0.54 (0.27-1.1, P = .07) 11 (44) 0.54 (0.24-1.23, P = .14) 0.55 (0.21-1.44, P = .22)
 Currently not married 27 (57) Ref 14 (56) Ref
Disclosure of HIV status to anyone
 Yes 48 (94) 0.43 (011-1.64, P = .22) 0.50 (0.11-2.28, P = .37) 21 (87) 0.17 (0.04-0.70, P = .01) 0.20 (0.04-0.99, P = .05)
 No 3 (6) Z Ref 3 (12) Ref
Employment status
 Not employed/retired 31 (62) 0.80 (0.43-1.46, P = .45) 15 (62) 0.82 (0.35-1.93, P = .69)
 Present employment 19 (38) Ref 9 (37) Ref
CD4 absolute count at entry to care
 < 200 cells/mm3 27 (56) 0.98 (0.46-2.1, P = .41) 14 (61) 1.43 (0.46-4.5, P = .31)
 ≥200 to <350 cells/mm3 10 (26) 0.57 (0.23-1.43, P = .15) 5 (22) 0.83 (0.22-3.2, P = .51)
 ≥350 cells/mm3 11 (23) Ref 4 (17) Ref
Patient group
 ART naive 31 (60) 2.03 (1.12-3.68, P = .02) 1.67 (0.85-3.27, P = .13) 16 (64) 2.32 (1.01-5.46, P = .05) 1.87 (0.72-4.88, P = .20)
 ART experienced 21 (40) Ref 9 (36) Ref
Language
 English 38 (76) 0.32 (0.15-0.68, P = .003) 0.39 (0.16-0.93, P = .03) 18 (75) 0.34 (0.13-0.92, P = .03) 0.4 (.12-1.28, P = .12)
 Hausa 12 (24) Ref 6 (25) Ref

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy; CES-D, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale; CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; ref, reference.